The Grand Princess, the cruise ship that contained 21 individuals who tested positive for COVID-19, arrived at the Port of Oakland on Monday, March 9th, 2020.
The ship was held at sea while passengers were tested for the coronavirus and officials discussed how to move forward in the safest way. Many Oakland residents are concerned with the future of their health, but Mayor Libby Schaaf told the Sacramento Bee she has "pushed federal officials to outline detailed plans to protect residents of her city from the virus as passengers are evacuated from the ship."
As the passengers on the ship with symptoms are preparing to be transported to Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield or Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to be quarantined, the scene at the Port of Oakland is intense.
Gina Pallotta, a passenger on the ship, shared a video of the view from her cabin. "It's kinda crazy here," Pallotta said. "There are dozens of people in hazmat suits, ambulances everywhere, all kinds of buses to take people to wherever they're going to be taking us, news helicopters flying over. It's really quite the scene, almost like a scene out of a horror movie in some ways."
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